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Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Role In Armed Cocaine Robbery, Smuggling Gun Into Jail Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Role In Armed Cocaine Robbery, Smuggling Gun Into Jail
Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Role In Armed Cocaine Robbery, Smuggling Gun Into Jail A Hudson Valley man who admitted to taking part in an armed cocaine robbery and later smuggling a loaded gun into jail will spend more than two decades in federal prison. Northern Westchester resident Deejay White, age 45, of Chappaqua, was sentenced to 21 years behind bars Thursday, Sept. 22, in federal court in Manhattan. It came over a year after White pleaded guilty in July 2021 to charges of armed robbery, conspiring to smuggle contraband into a federal detention facility, and possession of a firearm while incarcerated. Federal prosecutors said White and four co-conspirators got wind…

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Northern Westchester Man Convicted Of Gunpoint Robbery Of 100+ Kilos Of Cocaine, Smuggling Northern Westchester Man Convicted Of Gunpoint Robbery Of 100+ Kilos Of Cocaine, Smuggling
Northern Westchester Man Convicted Of Gunpoint Robbery Of 100+ Kilos Of Cocaine, Smuggling A Northern Westchester man has been convicted of a gunpoint robbery of more than 100 kilograms of cocaine and smuggling a firearm and other contraband into a New York correctional facility with his wife, federal authorities announced. US Attorney Damian Williams unsealed four-count superseding information charging Chappaqua resident Deejay Williams, age 45, on several offenses following his guilty plea in July 2021. Specifically, White admitted to: Offenses relating to his participation in a May 29, 2019 gunpoint robbery in the Bronx targeting more than 150 kilograms of cocaine; His part…

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by Zak Failla
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Former NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Released Early From Hudson Valley Prison Former NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Released Early From Hudson Valley Prison
Former NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Released Early From Hudson Valley Prison Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been released on furlough from federal prison in the Hudson Valley as he awaits a decision about whether the 77-year-old disgraced politician can serve out his term in home confinement. Silver, once one of New York’s most powerful politicians, was sentenced last year to six-and-a-half years in prison following his 2018 conviction on bribery and corruption charges. Specifically, Silver was found guilty of two counts of honest service wire fraud, two counts of honest services mail fraud, two counts of extortion under the color of official ri…

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by Zak Failla